I agree with the petrol station thing, because of the reasons other people have given and because the only local shops round here that would be small enough to just pop into, are on roads which i would not be comfortable with x

It depends where it is. I wouldn't in a supermarket, I might at a petrol station or a local shop that I could run straight in and out. Having said that, I never did when they were younger, tempting sometimes but still never left them except for petrol and preferred not to do that.

Hey I done it when ds was a baby, so long as the car wasn't warm, was in a secure parking spot and locked up! However he's going on 4 now and he begs me to stay in the car as he hates shopping, but I wouldn't trust him, especially since he's a lot like me' nosey, curious, inquisitive ... Haha x

Hey I done it when ds was a baby, so long as the car wasn't warm, was in a secure parking spot and locked up! However he's going on 4 now and he begs me to stay in the car as he hates shopping, but I wouldn't trust him, especially since he's a lot like me' nosey, curious, inquisitive ... Haha x

No I wouldn't personally, I would rather have a 2 minute milk run take 20 minutes tbh. Not just due to the what if's of hat could have to my little one, but God forbid the chance hat anything could happen to me (as tiny a chance as this may be), no one would know I had a baby in the car if I were unconcious, what would happen to him then?

I know this is a really extreme example, and even my husband has commented that it is maybe slightly excessive that i won't even pay for petrol while leaving baby in the car. But he is my most precious thing in life and I just could not live with myself if anthing happened to him, just because i was trying to make life easier/quicker.

This is just personal to me though, no judgements being cast on those who would make a different decision, we all do what we are comfortable with and what we feel is okay. I am well aware i may fall on the paranoid side of safety

I used to live in a quiet village with parking next to the village shop front door. I would happily leave mine in the car to grab one item as I could see the car the whole time, knew all the people in the shop and if on the rare occasion there was a queue , they were happy for me to say "baby's in the car" and leave the money on the counter and walk out!!
Now I live in a town, I am unable to leave them in the car, but at a petrol station I can. I have 3 under 4. It is safer for them to be locked in the car than taken across the forecourt!

only you can judge the situation at the time. this is one of those topics that always gets heated

If I was going into a supermarket, no, or any other shop where I couldn't see ds then no, but yes I do at our village petrol station and at the local tesco express, did so when he was a baby and still now he's nearly 5. someone commented earlier that its a different kettle of fish when they are older, I suppose meaning getting up to mischief but it depends on the child too, and mummy's each know they're kids better than anyone and my ds wouldn't dare get up to mischief as he knows that "privledge" of sitting in the car would be taken away.

leaving them to sleep in cars on driveways is another interesting debate too

I'm confused. What exactly do people think is going to happen in the amount of time it takes to get some milk?!

Your car could be stolen
Your car could explode or catch on fire
Your car could be hit
Your precious daughter could choke
Someone could steal your daughter
Your daughter could get out her car seat and then god knows what